Planting Spring Bulbs in Idaho: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
Idaho gardeners can plant spring bulbs from late September through late October, with the safest window closing about six weeks before the ground freezes…
Hawaii Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
The soil USDA lists as representative of Hawaii is the Hilo series, an Andisol built from volcanic ash.
Hawaii Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
Hawaii’s frost-free climate means planting decisions come from elevation, rainfall, and soil temperature rather than a spring or fall frost date.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in Hawaii, and the Ones That Struggle
Hawaii’s warm, frost-free climate favors tropical bloomers like hibiscus and plumeria, while flowers that need a winter chill rarely perform well here.
Planting Spring Bulbs in Hawaii: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
No spring bulb blooms reliably here without help, because Hawaii’s winter never gets cold enough to trigger flowering.
Watering a Garden in Georgia: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
Georgia gardens live and die on two numbers: how many days push past 90 degrees each summer, and how fast that same sun pulls water out of the ground.
Georgia Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
Georgia’s official state soil, the Tifton series, is sandy, acid, and thin on organic matter, and that combination shapes almost everything a home…
Flowers That Actually Thrive in Georgia, and the Ones That Struggle
A look at which flowers hold up to Georgia’s heat and humidity, which natives pull their weight, and how to build a border that blooms all season.
Planting Spring Bulbs in Georgia: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
Some spring bulbs return every year in Georgia. Others bloom once, thin out, and vanish by the third spring.
Keeping Weeds Out of an Onion Bed
The fix is shallow, frequent weeding that starts the day seedlings emerge and doesn’t let up for the first six to eight weeks.